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Josiah strong, a prominent protestant minister from ohio, wrote this book in 1885 and it quickly became a bestseller. The next great awakening by josiah strong, paperback barnes. Among the egyptians this seminal idea was life, among. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Josiah also believes that the angolosaxons were from natural selection and that with them emigrating,god is with them. United states potential, in other writings he worried that growing public immorality might destroy the nation. The book was popular enough to sell 158,000 copies by 1891, when a revised edition, based on the census of 1890. Our country by josiah strong meet your next favorite book. Josiah strong 18471916 was a protestant clergyman and author. Aclergyman who proposed revolutionary religionoriented solutions to perceived inequities in americas social and economic network, josiah strong adhered to a brand of christianity that came to be known as christian socialism.

Strong, like many other people, believed the anglosaxon people were superior to nonchristian, nonwhite peoples. Among the egyptians this seminal idea was life, among the persians it was light. George washington and the creation of an american institution, tells about the yellow fever outbreak that our country faced in its capital during its early yearsand how our first president responded. Finally, when everybody was there, he read aloud the book of gods law that had been found in the temple. Josiah strong and the protestant clergy thus, there had been some consultation among these three men concerning strongs book, which was to be one of the most eloquent moral sanctions and practical explanations of american expansion into the area of. Its possible future and its present crisis by josiah strong, 1885 online research library.

Its possible puture and its present crisis new york. Josiah strong, our country 1885 it seems to me that god, with infinite wisdom and skill, is training the anglosaxon race for an hour sure to come in the worlds future. Start studying hist163a, reading notes, excerpt from our country, josiah strong. From biological truths it is to be inferred that the eventual mixture of the allied varieties of the aryan race, forming the population, will produce a more powerful type of man than has hitherto existed, and a type of man more plastic, more adaptable, more capable of undergoing the modifications needful for complete social life. The fact, therefore, that it is growing much more rapidly than the whole population is full of significance. Jan 26, 2008 josiah also believes that the angolosaxons were from natural selection and that with them emigrating,god is with them. Josiah strongjosiah strong 18471916 was one of americas leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Page 172 one great result is, i think, tolerably clear. The celebrated jumping frog story of a bad boy letter from honolulu, no. The result was our country 1885, one of the most influential books of the late nineteenth century. Josiah strongs our country was written for a limited purpose. The book quickly sold almost 200,000 copies, and became something of a. In our country, strong articulated some of his most strongly held beliefs.

Published in 1886, strongs our country spoke immediately and eloquently to protestant america. Josiah strong, our country and its possible future, 1885 amazon s3. The book will speak for itself to every man who cares enough for the welfare of our country to read it, and who has intelligence. He talked in his opennecked shirt about the new software he was developing, that could help organisations identify the employees most likely to rob and betray them in the future. No writer did more to popularize the idea of anglosaxon supremacy than the protestant clergyman josiah strong. Josiah strong\u2019s our country josiah strongs our. Sai prakash, author of the living presidency, argued in the wall street journal that scotus must strike down state laws. How was he able to succeed as an entrepreneur, where so many others had failed. In his 1885 book our country, strong argued that anglosaxons are a superior race who must christianize and civilize the.

Josiah strong 18471916 was an american protestant clergyman, missionary leader. Josiah strong was a protestant clergyman who had a tremendous impact on society in america in the late 19th and early 20th. A type of newspaper, used most notably by joseph pulitzer and william randolph hearst, which described foreign exploits as manly adventures. Rich in idealistic exhortation and social commentary, the. Its possible future and its present crisis josiah strong was a protestant clergyman who had a tremendous impact on society in america in the late 19th and early 20th. These are collated with rare skill, and verified by the testimony of men and of documents whose witness is authority. Josiah strong excerpt from our country 1 our country its. The book was popular enough to sell 158,000 copies by 1891, when a revised edition, based on the census of 1890, was issued. By exaggerating incidents, using scare headlines, printing lurid details of private lives, emphasizing scandals, and especially by using the developments in cuba prior to the spanishamerican war, these two papers increased their circulation and aroused. Josiah strong on anglosaxon predominance, 1891, excerpt.

Josiah strong, from our country 1885 this selection from josiah strongs book, our country. Bentley, rose to success and fame in the mid 1700s, despite having very little startup capital and very few connections to break into the earthenware market. He served as general secretary 18861898 of the evangelical alliance. Wealth, position, influence, are prizes offered for energy. Its possible future and its present crisis by josiah strong no writer. It created a strong support for imperialistic united states policy among many protestants in the united states in the possible future portion of the book, strong. Every race which has deeply impressed itself on the human family has been the representative of some great ideaone. His most wellknown and influential work was entitled our country. He was a leader of the third great awakening and a founder of the social gospel movement that sought to apply protestant religious principles to solve the social ills brought on by industrialization, urbanization and immigration. Josiah strong april 14, 1847 june 26, 1916 was an american protestant clergyman, organizer, editor and author.

Josiah strongs most popular book is neighborly adversaries. Youll be asked about the book s central ideas and why it was. It needs no introduction from other sources than its own. The spanishamerican war people josiah strong hes best known for his book, our country. Josiah strong 18471916 was one of americas leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book quickly sold almost 200,000 copies, and became something of a bible for those who were ready to be convinced that it was the destiny of. What did josiah strong have to do with american empire. Josiah strong was one of americas leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Why did the reverend josiah strong advocate american expansion. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Heretofore there has always been in the history of the world a comparatively unoccupied land westward, into which the crowded countries of the east have poured their. Civilization in the united states excerpts josiah strong, our country excerpt father chiniquy, fifty years in. In the fretful east the uneasy wind moans with its sense of cold, and sends its sighs through gloomy mountain gorge, along the valley, up the whitening hill. The next great awakening by josiah strong, paperback.

In his 1885 book our country, strong argued that anglo saxons are a superior race who must. He was a leader of the social gospel movement, calling for social justice and combating social evils. Our country 1885 every race which has deeply impressed itself on the human family has been the. Josiah strong was a clergyman and writer who preached of the saving power of protestant religious values. Our aristocracy, unlike that of europe, is open to all comers. Over a period of 30 years the book sold 175,000 copies. Josiah strong, in the american missionary, 49 1895 external scan. Its possible future and its present crisis by josiah strong isbn. The result was our country 1885, one of the most influential books of the late nineteenth. The american home missionary society, 1885, excerpts pp. Wired published an excerpt from the book on why humans totally freak out when they get lost. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Its possible future and its present crisis, illustrates the feeling of white superiority in the united states in the 1880s and 1890s. Our current covid19 crisis isnt the first time this nation has faced an epidemic. The book will speak for itself to every man who cares enough for the welfare of our country to read it, and who has intelligence enough to take in its portentous story. Josiah strong 18471916 was an american protestant clergyman, missionary leader and author. Questia read the fulltext online edition of our country. This lesson will cover the significance and progressive thinking of josiah strongs our country. He talked in his opennecked shirt about the new software he was developing, that could help organisations identify the employees. Before the flight i was invited for lunch at a london club with a billionaire id been promised had liberal credentials. Excerpt for our country 1885 city university of new york. A postmillennial evangelical defense of anglosaxon rural america against roman catholicism, mormonism, socialism, mammonism, materialism, immigration, the liquor power and other dred scourges. But it argued for foreign missions with ideas that captured a much wider audience than the limited one strong had in mind. Josiah strong april 14, 1847 june 26, 1916, american. More specifically, strong called for anglosaxons to spread their superior institutions and values to. During his stint at central, strong was asked to update a manual used by the congregational missionary society.

This quiz will ask you five questions about josiah strongs influential book, our country. Mormonism excerpt william thomson, the land and the book excerpts horace greeley, an overland journey indians. But it argued for foreign missions with ideas that captured a much wider audience. The city has become a serious menace to our civilization. Its possible future and its present crisis classic. The coming kingdom 1898 by josiah strong complete text from books. He was a leader of the third great awakening and a founder of the. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Its possible future and its present crisis, in which he urged anglosaxons to civilize and christianize the american west. Josiah strong wikipedia josiah strong april 14, 1847 june 26, 1916 was an american protestant clergyman, in his 1885 book our country, strong argued that anglo saxons are a superior race who must christianize and civilize the savage races, which he josiah strong, from our country 1885 josiah strong, from our country 1885.

Its possible future and its present crisis, which looked at a series of perils to the american west that threaten to destroy the whole american way of life. It created a strong support for imperialistic united states policy among many protestants in the united states. He supported missionary work so that all races could be improved and uplifted and thereby brought to christ. Josiah strong\u2019s our country josiah strongs our country. Its possible future and its present crisis by josiah. Its possible future and its present crisis, was written for a limited purpose. Its possible future and its present crisis, intended to promote foreign missionary activity. Josiah strong has 34 books on goodreads with 68 ratings. But his contribution to this book is brief a 5page introendorsement. Josiah strong, from our country 1885 no writer did more to popularize the idea of anglosaxon supremacy than the protestant clergyman josiah strong. Its possible future and its current crisis 1885 external scan the united states and the future of the anglosaxon race 1889 external scan introduction, from the life of robert ross 1894, by dr.

Josiah strong author of our country, expansionist who blended racist and religious reasons to justify american expansion. Louis republican, promoting lecture letter to quincy herald, promoting lecture our fellow savages of the sandwich islands, version 1 our fellow savages of the sandwich. The support of strong and other american religious leaders lent americas expansionist impulse a veneer of righteousness and altruism. In the possible future portion of our country, strong argued that the.